Alan Rickman, one of the best-loved and most warmly admired British actors of the past 30 years, has died in London aged 69. His death was confirmed on Thursday by his family. Rickman had been suffering from cancer.

Given the parallels between Rickman and Bowie (both Brits involved in the arts, both died at 69 of cancer) for my personal amusement, I keep trying to come up with a crazy theory to soothe my sorrow. Right now, my best theory is that they were the same people. Either David Bowie was alternate personality for Alan Rickman or Alan Rickman was one for David Bowie. It's your call which one makes more sense. I know it's crazy, but it livens up a depressing, dull reality. Besides has anybody every seen Rickman or Bowie together in the same place?

I can see now how scheduling to bring in David Bowie and Alan Rickman, at the same age, at the same time, using cancer for both was just plain mean and NFBSKed-up, and I apologize to the entire universe

Nice to apologize, God, though given that you're, well, you, couldn't you as a gesture of forgiveness, bring Bowie and Rickman back to life? I mean, you were willing to resurrect Lazarus and he probably didn't have a voice that made so many peoples' panties wet (Rickman) or release incredibly awesome music (Bowie)? So c'mon, God, throw us a bone here.

Though I'm surprised no one picked up on my crazy conspiracy theory alleging that Bowie and Rickman were the same person, that either Bowie was Rickman's alter-ego or vice-versa. C'mon, no one's willing to run with that theory? I'm just saying, has anyone seen them in the same room together? Though I suppose they could have hired an actor to play the part at any screenings or wherever their paths may have crossed.

Nice to apologize, God, though given that you're, well, you, couldn't you as a gesture of forgiveness, bring Bowie and Rickman back to life? I mean, you were willing to resurrect Lazarus and he probably didn't have a voice that made so many peoples' panties wet (Rickman) or release incredibly awesome music (Bowie)? So c'mon, God, throw us a bone here.

Though I'm surprised no one picked up on my crazy conspiracy theory alleging that Bowie and Rickman were the same person, that either Bowie was Rickman's alter-ego or vice-versa. C'mon, no one's willing to run with that theory? I'm just saying, has anyone seen them in the same room together? Though I suppose they could have hired an actor to play the part at any screenings or wherever their paths may have crossed.

Maybe you are on to something. Maybe Bowie was even hinting at it with his song Lazarus, as that was Rickman's character's character's name in Galaxy Quest. (Alan Rickman played Alexander Dane who played Dr. Lazarus)